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Letthepowerofgoutcompelyo said:
I'm volunteering at a food bank tonight and will assess the level of tardpanic and report my findings. I feel like tonight is gonna be epic.
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Awesome, Very excited for the results!

On a completely unrelated note if you develop any sort of cough in the next weeks I suggest you go track down and hug any local government officials you can and give them your love. :) :heart-full:
 
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Home Again said:
RE: Fear

Some in this thread have repeatedly, and with good intentions, beat on this poor and dying horse. There are thousands of reasons to fear COVID-19. Like many here, I am not fearful of dying -- but I am fearful for my aged parents, aged friends, and close loved-ones working in healthcare. No statistics about the flu or age are going to allay my fears -- my concerns are valid as are many others'.

My point is this: fear is normal and usually healthy. It's a call to action. Don't be shamed out of it, but don't sit on it. Channel whatever energy it musters in you to do something helpful (and sane). In my case -- I have informed my love ones in the least annoying way possible, I've made arrangements that I can go care for them if they become sick, and I've bought extra supplies that I've been gifting. I know some friends thought I was crazy, but everyone knew it came from a good place. I took control of the unknown the best I could and I'm, for now, the most content I've been since February.

If you're fearful, figure out your ''why" and handle it. Pro tip: Neurotically self-soothing and using your nervous energy to tell others to relax is NOT a healthy or constructive outlet -- many world governments and health agencies have used that approach, but it's only had the opposite effect.
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If I hear one more "don't fear the C-virus" hot take from one more wealthy entitled prick I swear to god I'm going to catch the virus and make it my soul goal to infect every person I've ever seen give that take.

Also, this may not kill the healthier people who get it but you're still stick as hell and feel like you're dying for an extended period of time, barely able to breathe. Pretending like it's nothing is pants-on-head-exceptional. I mean the flu legitimately isn't that bad of a disease but you don't see people lining up to get that shit. People avoid the flu like the plague it is, forget about this SARS+AIDS abomination.

Really though I see right through these pricks. They're trying to manipulate everyone in to a false sense of calm so they'll stop losing money, worried about their beard while their head is in a gilotine with the blade coming down.
 
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Sweden just had our first death a 70 year old guy who hadn't been outside the country or in contact with anyone that has been so good to know we've gotten to the unknown spread killing people now, also hit 500 infected including a few in my state...
www.aftonbladet.se

Första svenska dödsfallet i nya coronaviruset

Sverige har drabbats av det första dödsfallet i det nya coronautbrottet. Patienten i övre 70-årsåldern dog efter att ha intensivvårdats på Karolinska universitetssjukhuset i Huddinge. – Personen ska ha inte ha varit utomlands, träffat någon med coronavirus eller åkt tunnelbana eller något...
www.aftonbladet.se www.aftonbladet.se
 
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Dom Cruise said:
I'm definitely starting to get genuinely worried about this I'm sorry to say.

I think it's safe to say we're well past the point of Ebola in 2014, aren't we?
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Thing about Ebola, it kills the host dramatically and it's symptoms are intense. We are talking about fevers, random bruises, body fluids spraying out every hole of your body simultaneously .... not exactly something people can easily brush off. So, as for "walking Ebola" no. Just due to the nature of the aymptoms.

Ebola doesn't go stealth like respiratory stuff. Pretty much everybody has to blow their nose or cough daily. We all have days in which we feel "run down" and aches and pains are a daily battle for a lot of people. So you can totally play host to a multitude of respiratory infections, and if you are resiliant enough, keep up with that bus tour of Italy or Israel, fly home and be at work the next day.
 
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TheKatIsNowGone said:
If I hear one more "don't fear the C-virus" hot take from one more wealthy entitled prick I swear to god I'm going to catch the virus and make it my soul goal to infect every person I've ever seen give that take.

Also, this may not kill the healthier people who get it but you're still stick as hell and feel like you're dying for an extended period of time, barely able to breathe. Pretending like it's nothing is pants-on-head-exceptional. I mean the flu legitimately isn't that bad of a disease but you don't see people lining up to get that shit. People avoid the flu like the plague it is, forget about this SARS+AIDS abomination.

Really though I see right through these pricks. They're trying to manipulate everyone in to a false sense of calm so they'll stop losing money, worried about their beard while their head is in a gilotine with the blade coming down.
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What I tell people IRL who have been calling me alarmist is "bitch, have you ever had pneumonia?" Like, sure, if you're 30 and generally healthy, your risk of outright dying is low. But your risk of getting fucked the hell up is a lot higher. Pneumonia is not fun. Being on a respirator is not fun. You do not want to get this. By all measures, the 2009 swine flu pandemic was not nearly as bad as this, and you can go ahead and ask anyone who got it if not taking precautions was worth it.
 
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Computer Boy said:
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Thank you Corona Chan!
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that's like half their audience

UtadaWasabi said:
I must take public transport everyday and there will always be someone coughing.
And now I start having a sore throat. Am I fucked?
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my car had an oil leak and was in the shop so had to take the buss for a few days and 2 days ago this old dude riding in the seat in front of be had a coughing fit and then the day after i read the news about 16 new cases in my state and in towns both north and south of my city. i might be fucked
 
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pull over dat ass too fat said:
Yeah I haven't seen it heavily associated unless I really look for it. I googled "heart rate covid-19" like a sperg.

I've been sick for like over a month and was told I had bronchitis a while back. I haven't been sleeping much/eating well because I've been catching up on work, so I guess that doesn't help. It def used to be worse but I still have a consistent low-grade fever & a cough.

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You need to see a doctor. All the best.
 
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I am typing this from north Italy, the region where the patient one was found. Don't know if you already read it somewhere but the restrictions just got even harsher 4 hours ago. Basically, everything's closed expect pharmacies and food stores. Also, you need a special permit to travel by car through different cities or you can get fined or arrested.

I am not worried for myself but this is gonna suck really bad for small companies and private shops. Still, it seems the average citizen here doesn't care too much despite the frequent trucks going around the streets to tell us to stay home every 3 hours.
 
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LazyLizard said:
Sweden just had our first death a 70 year old guy who hadn't been outside the country or in contact with anyone that has been so good to know we've gotten to the unknown spread killing people now, also hit 500 infected including a few in my state...
www.aftonbladet.se

Första svenska dödsfallet i nya coronaviruset

Sverige har drabbats av det första dödsfallet i det nya coronautbrottet. Patienten i övre 70-årsåldern dog efter att ha intensivvårdats på Karolinska universitetssjukhuset i Huddinge. – Personen ska ha inte ha varit utomlands, träffat någon med coronavirus eller åkt tunnelbana eller något...
www.aftonbladet.se www.aftonbladet.se
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Could it be that maybe an animal got infected and passed it to this man? I've heard cats and dogs can get infected by this coronavirus but they're just carriers and cannot infect humans. So what if it is another animal? That would complicate things a lot.


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Thing about Ebola, it kills the host dramatically and it's symptoms are intense. We are talking about fevers, random bruises, body fluids spraying out every hole of your body simultaneously .... not exactly something people can easily brush off. So, as for "walking Ebola" no. Just due to the nature of the aymptoms.

Ebola doesn't go stealth like respiratory stuff. Pretty much everybody has to blow their nose or cough daily. We all have days in which we feel "run down" and aches and pains are a daily battle for a lot of people. So you can totally play host to a multitude of respiratory infections, and if you are resiliant enough, keep up with that bus tour of Italy or Israel, fly home and be at work the next day.
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Yes. Besides, Ebola is not as contagious as this disease. To get Ebola you have to be in contact with infected blood, fluids or corpses. It's harder to cointain in Africa because sanitary conditions are terrible. But look how in 2014 when people infected with Ebola reached more developed countries, the virus got under control.
 
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Since everyone is talking about their situation level I'll add mine:

I'm currently staying with friends in South Texas right now (Beanerville) and I wouldn't say there's any panic at the stores right now. The local grocery chain (HEB) is only out of hand sanitizer and masks, while I got the last clorox wipes. HEB is very well stocked on water, and all these dumb mexicans only bought out the cheap handsoap and toilet paper. Of course right now the only infected folks are in Houston, so who knows how long the peace will last. Either way I'm good.
 
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Peak Prosperity pretty much confirming Italy leak posted by DidYouJustSayThat🥇

DidYouJustSayThat said:
Stolen from the dude with 4 chins
Apparently they have to do triage in Italy and have to choose who they can save and who will have to die.
English subtitles on the linked video - https://files.catbox.moe/3ns6c1.mp4
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Worrying: 14 min mark; 40yr olds, covid cases in US ICU's.​
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Got back from Wally-World. Lots of guys in uniform stocking up with their families. Saw some officers wearing the paper masks, but officers gonna officer. Saw some black E-4 have a minor chimpout that she couldn't get the kind of hand sanitizer she wanted, but everyone knows that she belongs in a case we're all familiar with.

Saw a group of Karens that kept talking with their cellphones, sweeping through, all of them met up at the self-checkout.

Apparently, they're going to sell toilet paper, hand santizer, rubbing alcohol, and the like on eBay. They were giggling their asses off that "hicktown Wal-Mart" had what they wanted to resell.

Not sure about a few things. Interstate traffic seems to be going down, but that could be observation bias.

Heard two trains today. No slambang for bigger ones.

Joke for the day: What do you call an NCO with a TBI? Sir.
 
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